UAS Mission Statement

The University of Alaska Board of Regents adopted the following mission statement for UAS in March of 2001.

The University of Alaska Southeast is an open enrollment, public university that provides postsecondary education for a diverse student body.  UAS promotes student achievements and faculty scholarship, lifelong learning opportunities, and quality academic programs. 

UAS is a regional institution continually working to leverage and use its resources, staff, faculty and technology in this manner. UAS serves its state, its region and its communities by offering services and programs in:

• Workforce Development; Certificates and Associate of Applied Sciences degrees
• Associate Degrees to effectively prepare students for transfer to baccalaureate programs (AA, AB, AS);
• Bachelor Degrees in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, business, or elementary education (BA, BS, BLA, BBA, BA-EE); and
• Master Degrees in teaching, business, public policy or education (MAT, MBA, MPA, MEd).
• Continuing Education; for professional and personal enrichment.

To provide further direction for plans and actions, the University of Alaska Southeast dedicates itself to the following core values:

• Achieving distinction as a learning community.
• Developing programs and services rooted in its unique natural setting.
• Developing educated citizens with a sense of personal ethics.
• Serving as a center for culture and arts with a focus on Alaska Native traditions.
• Contributing to the economic development of the region and the state through basic and applied research and public service.
• Using technology effectively in all programs and services.
• Forging dynamic partnerships with other academic institutions, governmental agencies and private industry.

The UAS Strategic Plan seeks to breathe life into the mission and realize these core values within the context of meeting the needs of the region and the state.